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Most parents would agree that just getting a child through school these days is a far cry from what it was when they went to school. It seemed so much simpler then, before school districts were gargantuan and schools were strapped for cash.

Our schools have so many problems to deal with on a daily basis that the individual child — especially one who may have some special needs — may easily fall through the cracks. While parents generally try their best on their children's behalf, sometimes they hit an administrative brick wall and still their children's needs are not being met. That's where the attorneys and staff at Newman Aaronson Vanaman come in.

Please click on the links below to read more about our team of professionals.

Attorneys
Valerie Vanaman For four decades, Valerie Vanaman has represented people who need help obtaining services from private and governmental agencies, providing knowledgeable... Read More...	Joel Aaronson Joel S. Aaronson became known as a champion for the rights of children when he served as a member of the Juvenile Court Panel in the 1970s. After receiving his law degree... Read More...
Robert M. Myers Robert M. Myers grew up in Northern Orange County when there were more orange trees than people. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1972 and Loyola Law School... Read More...	George Crook George D. Crook, who joined the Newman.Aaronson.Vanaman team in 1999, also has more than thirty years of experience with educational issues... Read More...
Valerie Gilpeer Valerie J. Gilpeer has been practicing law for over 30 years, over 8 of which have been with NAV. She completed her undergraduate work at University of California at Berkeley... Read More...	Jodi Ossen Bynder Jodi Ossen Bynder, a graduate of UCLA, earned her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law. Both as a law clerk and later as an attorney, Jodi worked... Read More...
Sophia Bliziotis Susan "Sophia" Bliziotis joined the law firm of Newman Aaronson Vanaman in December 2005 after trying for one full year to be hired. She was ready to work for Trader Joe's... Read More...	Sharon Robinson Sharon Robinson may be the only attorney who could show up as a legal observer at a war protest and go home with a job. She came to NAV as a consulting attorney... Read More...
Eric Menyuk Before coming to NAV, Eric Menyuk acted in film and television for about 12 years and was almost famous numerous times. This work paid for his law school education... Read More...	Bryan Winn Bryan Winn joined the NAV team in May 2006. He has his undergraduate degree in Cinema and Multimedia Studies from California State University, Northridge... Read More...
Staff
Kate Aaronson Kate Aaronson has worked at Newman Aaronson Vanaman on and off over the years. Presently, she works part-time as a Legal Assistant... Read More...	Arpine Ashikyan Arpine Ashikyan was studying for an Associate degree and tutoring Algebra at Los Angeles Valley College before she joined Newman Aaronson Vanaman in 1998... Read More...
Maria Austin Maria E. Austin has been with NAV since February 1991. After representing Maria and her daughter in a lengthy special education battle with a local school district... Read More...	Betty Barnes Betty Barnes has been working at Newman Aaronson Vanaman since 1999 and provides support for two attorneys, one of whom does litigation work. Betty likes that NAV provides a casual atmosphere... Read More...
John Chan After retiring from his previous job, John Chan obtained a paralegal certificate from UCLA Extension. He joined Newman Aaronson Vanaman in 2002 as a paralegal and works... Read More...	Betty Gonzalez Betty Gonzales starting working at Newman Aaronson Vanaman over 20 years ago. She manages the file room as well as doing other administrative tasks as assigned... Read More...
Joyelle Phillips Graden Joyelle Phillips Graden has worked at Newman Aaronson Vanaman since 1988. She started as a part time bookkeeper and after several years transitioned... Read More...	Rose Karsian Rose Karsian joined team NAV more than 20 years. She filled the position of receptionist and quickly developed her skills being promoted to Intake Coordinator and Administrative Legal Assistant... Read More...
Edith Mnatsakanyan Edith Mnatsakanyan began working at Newman Aaronson Vanaman in 2002 as a receptionist. In 2005 she transitioned to a legal assistant and... Read More...	Jessica Phillips Jessica Phillips was a regular fixture at Newman Aaronson Vanaman at only six months old. Her mother Joyelle, is the Office Manager and would bring her into the office while she worked... Read More...
Erika Santamaria Joining NAV in 2008, Erika Santamaria previously worked as the receptionist at Hand in Hand Family and Child Development Center. The center provided services for children... Read More...	Cindy Vega Holding a job as a tax preparer could not have been more different than the work Cindy Vega currently is responsible for at NAV. Cindy was interested in supplementing her income... Read More...
Bobbie Westil Bobbie Westil grew up in Long Beach, California and is a product of the Long Beach Unified School District system. She graduated from San Francisco State College... Read More...

The attorneys of Newman.Aaronson.Vanaman are experts who, with the excellent support of their staff, comprise the team that will help you with any problems you may have with any of these issues.